6Sigma Project Management if you are not a 6Sigma shop......

It is quite interesting how you can be blocked off by a two-word subject line like Six Sigma. (Heck, sometimes it works the opposite way.)


If one were to perform proper project/program management, it should be following the principles of Six Sigma anyway.

I often get flack from folks in smaller organizations who claim that Six Sigma applies to bigger shops. I retort by saying whatever it is they do is really in line with the general philosophy of Six Sigma anyway. For instance, in a small company, a project wouldn't fly unless a quantifiable return to a customer who matters to the business is deemed worth it. That, by itself, is in line with my generalization of the Six Sigma approach to a project -- identifying my customer, quantifying a value to my customer and communicating that value to that customer.

So, case in point. There is no room to consider any other approach in a smaller organization. It may just not be known as Six Sigma.